August 10, 2009

A look at the week ahead

How was everyone's weekend? I made the rounds Friday, sampling some drinks for a piece about cocktails with weird herbs in them. More on that later. Then I hit up the Beach House/Celebration show at the Metro Gallery (review here) and closed out the night at the Idle Hour (201 E. Fort Ave.). Busy night ...

Classic Hipster Animal Karaoke, which involves hipsters but not animals, has moved from Joe Squared to The Ottobar and Fletcher's. The Ottobar is hosting it on Friday, and the drink specials ain't bad: No cover charge and $2 drinks until 10 p.m. After that, the cover is only $3 for people 21+ and $5 for the 18-20 crowd.

Saturday, Phish comes to Merriweather Post Pavilion. This was the fastest sellout in the history of Merriweather, officials say. All the tickets went in a mere two minutes. Wow. I wonder if the band is going to note that in their set.

Also, Elizabeth Large is looking for some good sangria suggestions, and Jess Blumberg dug the new Blue Hill Tavern.

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About Erik Maza

Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.

Midnight Sun covers Baltimore music, live entertainment, and nightlife news. On the blog, you'll find, among other things, concert announcements, breaking news, bars closings and openings, up-to-date coverage of crime in nightlife, new music, round-the-clock coverage of Virgin Mobile FreeFest, handy guides on bars staying open past 2 a.m. on New Year's Eve and those that carry Natty Boh on draft. Recurring features include seven-day nightlife guides, Concert News, guest reviews of bars and concerts, Wednesday Corkboard, and photo galleries, as well as reader-submitted photos. Thanks for reading.